Designie
Member
I have a condo we are renting and have been having a problem off and on with the water heater for a few years. The unit was new in 2004. It is a gas water heater and the condo has CPVC plumbing.
When you FIRST turn on the water at a faucet, you hear a very loud chugging, banging sound from the water heater. It doesn't make a noise when you close the faucet. We noticed this when we still lived there and now the tennant said it is making loud noises again. I have drained the tank before and refilled the lines and that seemed to help for a while. There was not an exorbitant amount of sediment that came out. And it doesn't do it while the tank is heating and the faucets are closed, just when you open the faucet.
Of course it sounds like water hammer, but again I have never heard of water hammer when you first OPEN the faucet. The only thought I had was maybe putting hammer arresters inline on the inlet and outlet of the water tank. But again, is it really hammer?
Thanks for any advice!
Ron
When you FIRST turn on the water at a faucet, you hear a very loud chugging, banging sound from the water heater. It doesn't make a noise when you close the faucet. We noticed this when we still lived there and now the tennant said it is making loud noises again. I have drained the tank before and refilled the lines and that seemed to help for a while. There was not an exorbitant amount of sediment that came out. And it doesn't do it while the tank is heating and the faucets are closed, just when you open the faucet.
Of course it sounds like water hammer, but again I have never heard of water hammer when you first OPEN the faucet. The only thought I had was maybe putting hammer arresters inline on the inlet and outlet of the water tank. But again, is it really hammer?
Thanks for any advice!
Ron